Articles by: Nick DeRiso

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Rory Gallagher – Fresh Evidence (1990, 2011 reissue)

An unexpected valedictory on a gone-too-soon talent, Rory Gallagher’s blues-rocking 1990 release Fresh Evidence reemerges today as part of a sweeping reissue project by Eagle Records that focuses on Gallagher’s late-period work. You May Also Like: Liam Gallagher – As You Were vs. Noel Gallagher – Who Built the Moon?Read More

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One Track Mind: Alex Machacek, "Very Sad" (2011)

We’ve raved before about the thrilling pyrotechnic brilliance of Alex Machacek, one of the most exciting new voices in fusion guitar right now. You May Also Like: Nick Finzer, “Waking Up” from ‘Dreams, Visions, Illusions’ (2023): One Track Mind

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Spin Doctors, “Shinbone Alley/Hard to Exist: (1991, 2011 reissue): Deep Cuts

You remember the Spin Doctors, right? A group of shaggy hairs who shot to superstardom as part of the whole tie-dyed H.O.R.D.E. of neohippies making fun-rock back in the 1990s. You May Also Like: Zig Zag Power Trio, Aaron Comess, Sofia Trio + Others: Five for the Road Five Must-HearRead More

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Something Else! sneak peek: Joe Bonamassa and Beth Hart, "Well, Well" (2011)

Joe Bonamassa, unleashing a rooster-tail lick, leaps right in this rattling remake of Delaney and Bonnie’s 1972 boogie-rock classic “Well, Well You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Dwight Yoakam – Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Etc. (1986): On Second Thought

Dwight Yoakam, even if you typically don’t like this kind of music, is country-mile cool

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Michael White – Adventures in New Orleans Jazz, Part 1 (2011)

As much as famous folks like Wynton Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr. have burnished the city of New Orleans’ role in jazz, they didn’t do it by playing in the style that made the city famous. Enter Michael White You May Also Like: New Orleans at 300: In Search ofRead More

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One Track Mind: Thomas Dolby, "Oceanea" (2011)

He’s not the guy from the famous video anymore. Nobody’s shouting “Science!” on Thomas Dolby’s latest work, this trickling, crystalline ride through a melancholic memory. You May Also Like: Projekt Gemineye, “Virtual Reality” (2018): One Track Mind Projekt Gemineye, “Sacred Sons” from ‘In the Year 3073: Book II’ (2020): OneRead More

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Tom Fuller Band – Ask (2011)

The Tom Fuller Band doesn’t hide its influences. In fact, they strut around in them, like bell-bottomed 1970s throwbacks. You May Also Like: MicroCorgi – ‘MicroCosmos’ (2020) ‘Guitar Man’ Shows Why You Shouldn’t Keep Dismissing Bread

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Steve Cropper – ‘Dedicated’ (2011)

Tribute records are a tricky things; star-studded tribute projects even more so. It takes a strong unifying voice, some central character beyond the featured composer, to save them from sounding like choppy compilations. Steve Cropper, on today’s 429 Records release Dedicated, is that voice. Co-founder of Booker T and theRead More

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Cathy Jean – In the Remains (2011)

Cathy Jean’s In the Remains darts out with an attitude that’s both confessional and confrontational. She can be equal parts check-me-out and get-the-heck-out. You May Also Like: When Jean Luc Ponty Made a Triumphant Return With ‘Life Enigma’